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            | MEPS HC-245 |  
            | PANEL 24, 4-YEAR LONGITUDINAL DATA CODEBOOK |  
            | DATE:   October 9, 2024 |  
 
          
            | Variable Name: | NWK8 |  
            | Description: | REASON NOT WORKING DURING R8 |  
            | Format: | 2.0 |  
            | Type: | NUM |  
            | Start: | 4354 |  
            | End: | 4355 |  
 
        
          
            |  |  |  |  
            | -8 DK | 5 | 327,763 |  
            | -7 REFUSED | 6 | 412,373 |  
            | -1 INAPPLICABLE | 4,246 | 275,782,189 |  
            | 1 COULD NOT FIND WORK | 42 | 2,024,402 |  
            | 2 RETIRED | 809 | 38,591,443 |  
            | 3 UNABLE TO WORK BECAUSE ILL/DISABLED | 301 | 9,946,799 |  
            | 4 GOING TO SCHOOL | 25 | 2,899,082 |  
            | 5 TAKING CARE OF HOME OR FAMILY | 80 | 4,296,800 |  
            | 6 DON'T WANT TO WORK | 10 | 458,816 |  
            | 91 OTHER | 41 | 2,200,960 |  
            | TOTAL | 5,565 | 336,940,627 |  
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